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The Great Barrier Reef has made headlines around the world this year, although not for the reasons anyone might have hoped for.

Despite China’s new trademark law, companies still need to plan well ahead before entering the mainland market.

Unlike its peers in Syria and Egypt, the Lebanese military is cozying up to its citizens with “Be a Commando for a Day” exercises.

The Keystone XL pipeline is a controversial project set to run from Canada to the Midwestern town of Cushing, Oklahoma.

Democrats face long odds in Texas, but when it comes to fundraising, state Sen. Wendy Davis is proving she's a force to be reckoned with.

Nine nations out of 23 have a majority that say U.N. approval is not necessary to use military force.

As the week ends, Washington resorted again to harsh words against Syria, saying a strike would not look like the Iraq War.

Melissa Nava allegedly spat on an officer and shouted at him, 'F--- you, Justin Bieber!" according to a police report fromt he Spartanburg County Sheriff's Department

The U.S. will release annual statistics about surveillance activities. But some think the stats will actually obscure the scope of operations.

With vast differences between the GOP and White House, Republicans say there’s little reason to continue the negotiations.

As one group of blacks arrive in Israel, another much larger group of Africans face imminent deportation.

The Keystone XL pipeline has been delayed for years, and yet it's always in the news. Here's why.

Over the past five years, the number of mobile phone users in Pakistan has dramatically increased.

The woman, identified only as a 44-year-old from Argentina, was not expecting Pope Francis to call her after she wrote a letter to the pontiff.

Syria's Mideast allies will tolerate a certain amount of U.S. bombardment of Syria, according to one analyst.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is tied for sixth place with her husband.

Andrew Lars Fuchs claims he was assaulted with the heat ray after trying to drink water from the sink of his cell in the Los Angeles County Jail.

Administration officials say the US government will act in the country's best interests. Pentagon says it is “past the point of no return.”

A U.S. attack on Syria could mean a huge profit for defense contractor Raytheon, which makes the powerful Tomahawk cruise missiles.

It’s unclear how much political or legal impact the continued strikes will have.

North Korea laid out a predictably bombastic plan this week to lure tourists as a source of much-needed foreign revenue.

MPs defied Prime Minister David Cameron on a 285-272 vote, dealing a blow to the international coalition.

For a reporter covering the war in Syria, there's a sense that everyone in Damascus shares the same uncertainty.

Intelligence documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal new facts about the raid that killed the head of al Qaeda.

Joseph Morrissey, a Democrat, has not been charged, and the girl at the center of the scandal denies any improper behavior took place.

A schism between GOP lawmakers and a conservative activist group signals some Republicans' discomfort with their no-compromise strategy.

Comprehensive U.S. immigration reform may still happen this year, if this bipartisan group has any say about it.

After Portuguese authorities dropped their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, they are now having detectives look into the case of the missing British girl.

One-in-six working people in Vietnam are employed in the regime’s massive state security force network